The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 2017
Waning Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
3:29 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1164
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 206.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 06m / -17.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.85° / 2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / -3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.51° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.